American college football season
The 1981 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 56th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by third-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–2 overall.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | No. 17 Florida | | | | W 21–20 | 73,817 | [1] |
September 19 | Houston | No. 16 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 12–7 | 32,586 | |
September 26 | at No. 4 Texas | No. 14 | | | L 7–14 | 74,653 | |
October 3 | Vanderbilt | No. 17 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 48–16 | 27,694 | [2] |
October 17 | at No. 16 Mississippi State | No. 13 | | | L 10–14 | 33,225 | [3] |
October 24 | at East Carolina | | | | W 31–6 | 20,323 | [4] |
October 31 | No. 1 Penn State | | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| ABC | W 17–14 | 32,117 | |
November 7 | at No. 14 Florida State | No. 13 | | ABC | W 27–19 | 52,685 | |
November 14 | Virginia Tech | No. 12 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL (rivalry)
| | W 21–14 | 22,257 | [5] |
November 21 | at NC State | No. 11 | | | W 14–6 | 36,500 | [6] |
| Notre Dame | No. 9 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL (rivalry)
| ABC | W 37–15 | 50,681 | |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel[edit]
1981 Miami Hurricanes football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | | Dan Miller | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Starters[edit]
Offense[edit]
POS | Name | Name |
QB | Jim Kelly | |
HB | Smokey Roan | Keith Griffin |
FB | Chris Hobbs | Speedy Neal |
WR | Larry Brodsky | |
WR | Mike Rodrique | |
TE | Glenn Dennison | Mark Cooper |
T | Dave Stewart | Bill Welch |
G | Mike Moore | |
C | Don Bailey | |
G | Clem Barbarino | |
T | John Canei | Frank Frazier |
Defense[edit]
POS | Name | Name |
DL | Isaiah West | |
DL | Lester Williams | |
DL | Bob Nelson | |
DL | Tony Chickillo | |
DL | Tim Flanagan | Danny Brown |
LB | Scott Nicolas | Greg Brown |
LB | Jay Brophy | Joe Walker |
DB | Dave Ditthardt | Angelo Holmes |
DB | Ronnie Lippett | |
DB | David Jefferson | Jamie Boone |
DB | Fred Marion | Ken Calhoun |
[7]
Coaching staff[edit]
Support staff[edit]
[citation needed]
Game summaries[edit]
Penn State[edit]
Penn State Nittany Lions at Miami (FL) Hurricanes
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Miami (FL) | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida
- Date: October 31
- Game attendance: 32,117
- [8]
Game information |
- MIA - Miller 28 yard field goal
- MIA - Miller 42 yard field goal
- MIA - Brodsky 80 yard pass from Kelly (pass good)
- MIA - Miller 23 yard field goal
- PSU - McCloskey 13 yard pass from Blackledge (pass failed)
- PSU - Williams 26 yard pass from Blackledge (pass good)
| - Penn State
- Blackledge 26/41, 358 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
- Meade 11 Rush, 40 Yds
- Williams 8 Rec, 119 Yds, TD
- Miami (FL)
- Kelly 13/25, 220 Yds, TD
- Roan 16 Rush, 50 Yds
- Brodsky 2 Rec, 100 Yds, TD
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At Florida St[edit]
Game information |
First quarter - FSU – Tony Johnson 12-yard pass from Rick Stockstill (kick blocked), 10:38. Florida St 6–0. Drive:
- MIA – Dan Miller 32-yard field goal, 4:42. Florida St 6–3. Drive:
Second quarter - MIA – 1-yard run (Dan Miller kick), 12:46. Miami (FL) 10–6. Drive:
- FSU – Greg Allen 2-yard run (Mike Rendina kick), 5:43. Florida St 13–10. Drive:
Third quarter - MIA – Dan Miller 57-yard field goal, 7:38. Tie 13–13. Drive:
Fourth quarter - MIA – Smokey Roan 6-yard run (Dan Miller kick), 10:47. Miami (FL) 20–13. Drive:
- MIA – Speedy Neal 23-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Dan Miller kick), 8:54. Miami (FL) 27–13. Drive:
- FSU – Sam Childers 7-yard pass from Rick Stockstill (pass failed), 6:46. Miami (FL) 27–19. Drive:
| - Top passers
- MIA – Jim Kelly – 22/41, 273 yards, TD
- FSU – Rick Stockstill – 17/36, 173 yards, 2 TD, INT
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- MIA
- FSU – Tony Johnson – 4 receptions, 53 yards, TD
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Statistics[edit]
Passing[edit]
Player | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT |
Jim Kelly | 168 | 285 | 2,403 | 13 | 14 |
Rushing[edit]
Player | Att | Yards | TD |
Smokey Roan | 111 | 388 | |
Chris Hobbs | 75 | 295 | |
Speedy Neal | 58 | 209 | |
Receiving[edit]
Player | Rec | Yards | TD |
Larry Brodsky | 37 | 631 | |
Mike Rodrique | 29 | 478 | |
Glenn Dennison | 29 | 270 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Miami stuns No. 17 Florida". The Journal News. September 6, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami rips Vanderbilt 48–16". The Palm Beach Post. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Second-quarter outburse sparks Mississippi State". Wisconsin State Journal. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richt sparks Miami to 31–6 victory". The Palm Beach Post. October 25, 1981. Retrieved December 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Canes hang on when it counts". St. Petersburg Times. November 15, 1981. Retrieved December 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Convincing win for Hurricanes". St. Petersburg Times. November 22, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Broyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport.
- ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1981 Nov 01. Retrieved 2019-Feb-16.
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